Chapter 1125 East Continent Cave

Sangzhou Cave, east bank.

E7 District, this large residential area's strategic position is equivalent to the Southern Cave's "S12 District," also occupied by extremists… The main church here is the "Church of the Raging Sea," whose flag bears the symbol of a black cannonball exploding in the waves.

The Four Divine Envoys of the Source Tower entered from the outer ring, heading straight for "E7 District."

They were unaware of the existence of the "extremists." Their reason for heading straight for E7 District at this moment was simple and direct.

This was the largest territory in the Eastern Cave.

The toughest bone to chew is the one to chew first…

The moment they saw the flag of the Church of the Raging Sea, they understood that in the past three years, the struggles within the mainland of Sangzhou Cave, although the church had withdrawn, the consciousness of the storm was still "poisoning."

Yun Hu's domain hovered one hundred meters above the ground, a massive pure white cloud domain surrounding the four.

Xuan Gui crossed his arms and asked helplessly, "Dragon, is it necessary for all four of us to deal with such a small matter?"

"Twenty residential areas are all small matters."

Hong Long said calmly, "Don't forget the task assigned by Mister Tianshui… First, take care of 'E7' as a base, and then you can arrange the rest yourselves. I won't interfere any further."

"Alright…"

Xuan Gui looked at the high wall and said softly but seriously, "I hate the church's flags, whether it's the Storm or the Light. The transcendents who believe in that stuff have something wrong with their heads."

Hong Long stared at the transcendents in E7 District.

He said leisurely, "If you hate it, just pull it down."

"Directly killing the natives… Isn't that a bit too much?" Xuan Gui asked with a smile after hearing the answer he wanted, "I don't mind taking action, but I don't know what arrangements Mister Tianshui has."

Heading south to Sangzhou Cave.

This time, all four Divine Envoys were "fired up."

The reason was simple—

Mister Tianshui had already revealed in the Land of Myriad Waters that this mission would be related to the selection of the "Kindling of Wine"!

How could they not be tempted by this?

To make someone risk their life for free, you just need to give them enough "hope." Even high and mighty figures like the Four Divine Envoys have moments when they're willing to fight desperately… Now, no matter what mission is sent down from above, they will do their best to complete it!

"Mister Tianshui has no interest in 'E7 District.' It doesn't matter whether these guys live or die."

Hong Long said softly, "Which of you will take action to pull down this flag and make these guys disappear?"

Xuan Gui, Yun Hu, and Zhu Que exchanged glances.

"…If no one is willing, then I will."

Hong Long reached out and pressed his hand on his sword hilt.

In the next moment—

With a "swoosh," the figure of Divine Envoy Zhu Que disappeared into the cloud domain. He instantly landed on the high wall of E7 District, raised his hand, and made a grasping motion toward the distant flag.

"Boom!"

The flag of the Raging Sea instantly burst into flames and shattered.

This sudden change attracted the attention of the extremists of the "Church of the Raging Sea"… However, their lives lasted only a brief second, or even less. Divine Envoy Zhu Que released his "domain," and a scarlet sea of fire enveloped the high wall.

Peacocks spread their tails, and so does Zhu Que.

The sea of fire rolled out in an instant and then contracted back in an instant… The extremists on the high wall only had time to make a "head-turning" reaction before being engulfed by Zhu Que's sea of fire.

Display, and conclusion.

Completed in a flash.

A great wind blew, and heatwaves rolled. Zhu Que looked expressionlessly at the ashes flying on the high wall. These ashes were mixed with the Raging Sea flag that had been stuck on the wall, and with the transcendents who had been preparing to shoot with their guns, but now none of that mattered… He walked towards the depths of E7 District, his mental power fully spread out, directly locking onto the masters of "E7."

The "local high-level" figures derived from the beliefs of the Church of the Raging Sea had built a mansion not far from the inside of the high wall.

The mansion was bustling with noise and excitement.

But soon.

In the sky above E7 District, the black ashes had almost completely dissipated, and the entire district seemed to have become much quieter.

"…Is it over?"

Hong Long, Yun Hu, and Xuan Gui landed on the top of the wall.

Zhu Que returned, just in time, the preliminary cleanup of the entire "E7 District" had been completed.

Having done all this, Divine Envoy Zhu Que had only taken less than five minutes, but he frowned, constantly dusting the dustless sleeves of his clothes, as if doing these things had dirtied his attire and status.

"Arriving at the Eastern Cave, Zhu Que took the initiative to act, wiping out the 'stubborn elements' of E7 District with his own strength. The Source Tower has successfully stationed itself."

Hong Long said calmly, "I will report this matter to Mister Tianshui."

Yun Hu, Xuan Gui: "???"

The two looked strangely at Hong Long.

It was generally acknowledged that among the Four Divine Envoys, Hong Long was the strongest and had the highest status. This was indeed the case… Therefore, if there was a high-level mission, Hong Long would always relay it to them on behalf of Mister Tianshui.

Was the question of "should we take action" just now also part of the mission?

"The test for the selection of the 'Kindling of Wine' has already begun since we left the Upper City."

Hong Long said calmly, "As a divine official who has established a mental link with 'Mister Tianshui,' I am also a member of this test. If there is a mission, I will ask first, and if you are unwilling, I will take action. This is fairer to you."

"…"

Yun Hu and Xuan Gui both looked somewhat depressed.

And Zhu Que, who had just been dusting his clothes, couldn't help but smile.

It wasn't that he was willing to do these dirty and tiring jobs, but "killing people" did indeed make him feel calmer… From the moment he arrived at the Holy City Research Institute base, he had not encountered anything smooth. His most valued "researcher," Adam, had been kidnapped by Gu Shen, and the mental conferences had been repeatedly unsuccessful.

If Hong Long hadn't been suppressing him, Zhu Que would have flown to the Southern Cave to resolve this grievance long ago.

The previous frustration had been greatly relieved after killing people and hearing that he had "taken the lead in gaining merit."

"I will report everything that happens here to Mister Tianshui truthfully. Of course, even if I don't report… With the means of the Mister, he can see everything that happens in Sangzhou Cave clearly."

One of the authorities of the Sky Divine Seat is called [Cloud Mirror].

Everything under the clouds, as long as he wants to, he can always take a look.

The vast world, billions of living beings.

All live "under the clouds."

As the crown-bearer, Tianshui, although unable to possess the complete "Cloud Mirror authority," is able to overlook the world under the clouds of the entire Five Continents simply by relying on the part he holds in his hand.

Sangzhou Cave is a bit remote, but with Mister Tianshui's "deep spirit," he should be able to see it.

"You didn't say so earlier."

Yun Hu said sullenly, "I'm good at killing people. I'm sure I can kill faster than this red-haired bird."

"Heh…"

Zhu Que shook his sleeves expressionlessly, "Want to try your hand? I don't mind plucking all your feathers."

"Alright."

Hong Long frowned and interrupted.

In the past few years, Yun Hu and Zhu Que would always have conflicts and disputes whenever they met…

Before the vacancy of the "Kindling of Wine" appeared, the two were already enemies.

Xuan Gui didn't participate in these activities, he just wanted to complete the mission, and asked, "What are Mister Tianshui's instructions?"

"Mister Tianshui hopes that we will complete a mission first…"

Hong Long took out four mirrors, one for each person. The mirror surfaces were somewhat chaotic, mixed with a wisp of thin cloud, like a pointer, currently dormant.

"We need to collect those 'children' in the inner ring of Sangzhou Cave who have sufficient talent."

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After the fall of the previous Wine Divine Seat, the Kindling returned to the Source Tower.

Countless people coveted it, countless people coveted it.

However, the Sky Divine Seat, which had absolute control over the "Kindling of Wine," did not seem to be in a hurry to choose a "master" for it, until last year when it slightly accelerated the process… When the Divine Seat falls, the Kindling is generally handed over to the "crown-bearer" to keep, and even a sufficiently powerful "crown-bearer" would directly inherit this Kindling, because apart from the Divine Seat, he is the apostle most closely connected with the Kindling.

But… the previous Wine Divine Seat had no crown-bearer.

Di Jiu was cultivated by Mister Tianshui.

The Sky has lived for a long time, and Tianshui has also lived for a long time… The two built the Twin Divine Towers and personally plucked the brightest star from the countless stars, and thus there was the Wine God. Unfortunately, this generation of Wine God disappointed them.

This time.

The selection of the new master of the Kindling must naturally be extremely cautious.

The greatest contribution of the previous Wine Divine Seat to the Central Continent was to destroy the "spiritual poisoning" of the Storm and Light Churches, but at the same time, the number of "apostles" under the Wine Divine Seat was also terribly large, with a total of seven. One had died in Dadu earlier, leaving six. These people had all received the token of the Wine Divine Seat, and apart from divine grace, they could be considered powerful experts in their own right. Unfortunately… the Wine God had taken them in simply because he "lacked apostles" and needed a large number of people to command.

Therefore, their abilities were not compatible with the Kindling.

Later, these people all tried to merge with the "Kindling."

Unfortunately.

All failed.

Perhaps because Di Jiu had taken an unconventional path to becoming a god… so after his death, he did not leave a crown-bearer, nor did he have an apostle who could become a compatible master with the Kindling.

This is why the Divine Envoys have the opportunity to rise to power.

"What is this mirror… for?"

Yun Hu narrowed his eyes. He weighed it. This mirror seemed ordinary, but it seemed to contain the universe inside. His ability was related to "clouds and mist," but the wisp of mist inlaid in the mirror surface was actually not driven by him.

"You can understand it as… a simplified version of the Cloud Mirror."

Hong Long said calmly, "These four mirrors have all been personally added with 'a wisp of authority' by Mister Tianshui. We will no longer continue to use [Deep Sea] for our future contacts."

"Avoid the Deep Sea, is it necessary?" Yun Hu smiled, somewhat reluctantly, "I'm quite used to the team's voice channel. Using this thing is like going back hundreds of years."

"The Source Tower is heading south under the guise of supporting Sangzhou Cave. Looting geniuses, this kind of thing, doesn't sound good when it spreads out."

Hong Long said lightly, "Since it is the Mister's request, just do it… In addition, this mirror can reflect a portion of the 'target information.' As long as the mirror gives a mental hint, you need to bring back the corresponding target."

"Wait, are you saying… we have to do the kidnapping ourselves?" Zhu Que frowned, "When will this be finished?"

Twenty residential areas!

Did they have to follow the mirror's induction and grab people one by one?

"The task is arranged like this, I won't repeat this a second time."

Hong Long's tone was without waves, "In addition… you should also understand the content of the meeting, right? You need to complete the 'consolidation' of the twenty residential areas within half a day. If there are believers of the Storm inside the walls, then clean them up first… Don't care about the lives of these people, remember to improve the awakening experiment log of [Deep Sea], stating that they died in an accident caused by the attack of transcendent beings."

The three Divine Envoys smiled.

There was no need for Hong Long to remind them of such things, they were familiar with it.

"Don't worry." Zhu Que said lightly, "Is there anything else? I can't wait anymore."

"Finally, there is one very important thing…"

Hong Long said expressionlessly, "The exceptionally talented young transcendents must be captured alive. The Source Tower attaches great importance to the original samples of the awakening experiment. If anyone kills the Cloud Mirror target, they will bear the consequences themselves."

"I really don't understand, what does the Mister want to do…"

Yun Hu played with the mirror and laughed, shaking his head, "What's so good about studying the natives of Sangzhou Cave? Could it really be possible to produce a talented 'S-grade'?"

"There is a high probability that there will be an 'S-grade'."

Xuan Gui said calmly, "Don't underestimate Sangzhou Cave. There are nearly 100,000 awakening samples here… The probability of an 'S-grade' appearing is indeed very small, but it's not impossible."

Under a massive number of samples, nothing is impossible.

"Is this the end?"

Zhu Que took the mirror and asked in a deep voice, "It seems that you haven't even mentioned the 'transcendent being' extermination mission at all… Haven't the guys in Upper City always wanted to collect internal experimental data from Sangzhou Cave? Isn't this considered part of the 'test'?"

Before the awakening experiment officially started, he went to see the prophet, Mister Yan, once.

Mister Yan told him that in the future, he would have the opportunity to grasp a great "fortune," and that "fortune" was related to the cause and effect that could not be looked upon directly, and that the place where the "fortune" would occur was in Sangzhou Cave.

There are very few things that Mister Yan cannot look upon directly.

This "fortune" was already self-evident—

It was the Kindling!

That prophecy made Zhu Que directly lock onto a young researcher named "Adam." This was the most outstanding and promising transcendent in Upper City, but it was a pity that he was blind. He had implanted a "Black Silver Bomb" in his heart… waiting for today.

The Sangzhou Cave mission would start sooner or later.

With "Adam" as a chess piece, he would be one step faster than the other three Divine Envoys in collecting internal data!

Three years ago, he was waiting for today's test!

"…Well, this is also part of the 'test'."

Hong Long's tone was always calm and casual. After being reminded by Zhu Que, he slowly added, "With the 'Cloud Mirror,' Mister Tianshui can watch 'Sangzhou Cave.' Everything you do, he can see… The transcendent beings you kill, the internal data you send to Upper City, will all be counted as part of your 'merit'."

"Hmm… that's more like it."

Zhu Que nodded.

An unnamed fire surged in his heart. He had originally been confident of victory based on Mister Yan's prophecy… but Gu Shen had to interfere and kidnap "Adam"!

In the past three years, Adam had collected an unknown amount of internal data from the awakening experiment.

These materials alone were enough for him to obtain a large amount of merit in the "test," far surpassing the other three!

In fact…

There was no test at all.

The master of the "Kindling of Wine" had nothing to do with the Divine Envoys. Hong Long looked at the eager expression on Zhu Que's face and expressionlessly dragged the topic back to the most important thing.

"Again, the talented transcendents of Sangzhou Cave must be captured 'alive'—"

"If the 'Cloud Mirror' gives a strong indication, and you are not confident, you can take your time and first send the message back to me."

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(ps: Today's update is 17,000 words! Good night everyone~)